Removable clothesline pole



Feb. 12, 1935. w v, FALCON 1,991,087

' REMOVABLE GLOTHESLINE POLE Filed July 21, 1931 I j INVENTOR.wrrgssgsmi i [3 m4 2 Patented Feb. 12, 1935 UNITED STATES.

REMOVABLE CLOTHESLINE POLE William V. Falcon, Detroit, Mich, asslgnoi'to James A. Stratum, Detroit, Mich.

Application July 21, 1931, Serial No. 552,168

6 Claims. (Cl. 189-28) from its socket in the yard to its place ofstorage leaving no obstruction about the premises; second, to provide asocket having the provision of a drain so that the water will pass fromthe socket to the ground below; third, to provide a pin transverselylocated in a suitable place in the socket, said pin locking said socketto the concrete base in which it is imbedded and also offering lockingwith the slots in the lower end of the pole providing means for aconstant position for locking means a transversely located pin near thelower end of the pole in conjunction with two slots suitably located inthe upper end of the socket; fifth, to provide a suitable cap to coverthe socket when the pole is not in use, said cap is joined to theconcrete base by a rustproof chain and is easily operated; sixth, toprovide a suitable bracket at the top center of the pole to afford meansfor hanging the pole on a wall by means of a nail, hook or bolt;seventh, to provide a cleat suitably located on the pole to facilitatethe tightening and vfastening of the clothes lines; and eighth, toprovide a suitable number of hooks in the upper part of the pole tofacilitate the fastening of the clothes lines at convenient distances.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illus-' trated in theaccompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the poleassembly in its supported position; Figure 2, a vertical side view ofthe pole showing the hooks, cleat, pin and slots in the pole; Figure 3,a horizontal view of the socketshowing the slots and the pin; Figure 4,an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on line 4 of Figure 3.

Similar numbers refer to throughout the several views.

similar parts In Fig. 1, the column 9 of the pole assembly is showninserted in position in the socket l0 illustrating the method used forlocking in combination with pins 6 and 11 and slots 5 and 12. Thecrushed rock or other suitable porous material designated at 19 isplaced about and slightly above the lower end of the socket 10 at whichpoint the concrete 18 is placed above the rock 19 and continues to apoint near the top end of the socket. 10 providing space for sufficientsoil for growing grass immediately around the top end of the-socket 10.The lawn level is illustrated at 55 20 and the top end of the socket 10is disclosed as said pole when in use; fourth, to further providebeingslightly below the low level 20 thereby providing sumcient space for thecap 14 when it is inserted in socket 10. The cap 14 is shown, in Fig. 1,removed from the socket 10, and lying in a reversed position on the lawnlevel '20 and at- 5 tached to the concrete base 18 by chain 15.

Fig. 4 discloses the sectional view of the cap 14 in position inthe'upper portion 01' the socket 10 and shows the position 01 the cap 14when it is used to cover said socket 10. The connecting, 10 by riveting,bolting, welding or otherwise, of the chain 15 to the cap 14 is shown at17.

In Fig. 4, an enlarged view of one of the slots 5 in the upper end ofthe socket 10 is shown.

The conventionally used hooks are shown at 15 13 in Figs. 1 and 2. Thearms 7 are used to space the hooks 13 for the clothes lines.

In Fig. 1, a front-view is shown of bracket 21 which is provided withthe hole 22 which is used for hanging the pole on a nail, hook or boltin any suitable place of storage. In Fig. 2, a side view of the bracket21 is shown. The bracket 21 is provided with the enlarged sphericallyshaped portion 8 which'iits over and closes the upper end or the column9, the bracket 21 further providing boss portions for supporting thearms 7.

The cleat 16 attached to the column9 is disclosed in Figs. 1 and 2.

To reduce the weight and to increase the artistic appearance of the polethe outside diameter of the arms 7 are substantially reduced inproportion to the outside diameter of the column 9. It is to be notedthat the pin 11 extends through the column-9 and into the concrete 18,the pin 11 thus engaging the concrete 18 to lock the column 9 fromloosening and turning in the concrete 18. It is also to be noted thatthe cap 14 is provided with a pilotportion for fitting within the upperopen end of the socket 10 together with a flange portion for resting onthe upper end surface of the socket 10, said flange portion havingapproximately the same diameter as the outside diameter of the socket10.

I am aware that prior to my invention clothes line poles of theremovable type with the sockets imbedded in concrete have been made. Itherefore do not claim such a combination broadly; but

I claim:

1. In a removable clothes line pole supported in the ground, thecombination of a socket member open at both of its ends, said socketmember being provided with slots at its upper end, a concrete structureenclosing said socket member, said concrete structure being supported inthe ground,

said concrete structure having its upper surface below the upper surfaceof said socket member,

said concrete structure having its slower surface above the lower end ofsaid socket member, a-

porous structure adjacent the lower end of said socket member and saidconcrete structure, said porous structure being supported in the ground,a pin supported in said socket member, and a clothes pole in said socketmember, said clothes pole being provided with a pin-for engaging theslots at the upper end of said socket member, said clothes pole beingfurther provided with slots I for engaging said pin in said socketmember.

2. In a removable clothes line-pole supported in the ground, thecombination of a concrete structure in the ground, a socket memberembedded in said concrete structure, a member supported in said socketmember,

said member engaging said concrete structure, and a clothes line socketmember in said' in said socket member, saidpin extendins into saidconcrete structure, member for engaging the slots in the end of saidsocket member, said clothes line pole being fur-' ther adapted to engagesaid member.

4. In a clothes pole supported in the ground, the combination of aconcrete structure, a socket in said concrete structure, means forlocking said pin in said socket and a clothes line pole provided with asocket in said concrete structure, and a clothes poles engaging saidmeans.

5. In a clothes pole supported the combination of a concrete structure,a socket in said concrete structure, means for locking said socket insaid concrete structure, said means being located between the ends ofsaid socket, and a clothes pole supported vertically on said means.

8. In a clothes pole structure, the combination of a socket suitablysupported and provided with a bore, said socket being provided withslots at its upper end, a pin suitably mounted in the walls of andextending transversely through the bore of said socket, a clothes linepole in the bore of said the ground,

socket, said clothes pole being provided with slots at its lower end forengaging said pin, and a pin suitably mounted in and extending throughsaid clothes pole, said last mentioned pin engaging the slots at theupper ends of said socket.

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